Washington Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for Washington ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Washington history.
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Washington Genealogy and History
- The First Settlements of Washington State, 1845-1853
- Building the New Territory, Washington, 1845-1853
- Governor Stevens, Washington Legislature, Building a New State, 1853-1855
- Political Parties
- First Legislative Assembly
- County Organizations
- Land Claims And Land Titles
- Stevens In Eastern Washington
- Washington Indian Wars, 1855-1856
- Map of the Attack on Seattle
- Map of the Upper and Lower Cascades of Columbia River
- Washington Blockhouses or Stockades erected during Indian War
- Walla Walla Campaign Of The Oregon Volunteers
- Operations Of The Second Oregon Regiment
- Indian Wars Continue, 1856-1858
- Washington Politics through Four Administrations, 1855-1867
- Gold Discoveries and Town Making in Washington State, 1861-1863
- Washington Territorial Division, Elections, and Legislature, 1863-1886
- Growth of Washington, Constitution Ratified
- Washington Resources And Industries
- Lumber and Ship Building in Washington
- Lumber Industry in Washington
- Coal Mining in Washington
- Map of the King County Coal-Fields
- Farming in Washington
- Map of Eastern Washington
- Fish and Fish Products in Washington
- Cattle, Sheep and Horses in Washington
- Other Resources and Industries of Washington
- Early Settlers of Washington State
- Map of Haro Archipelago
- Tumwater, Vancouver, Port Townsend Washington (lists some settlers)
- Seattle, New Tacoma, and Olympia Washington(lists some settlers)
- Railroads of Eastern Washington Map
- Vanishing Towns and Old Settlements of Washington (lists some settlers)
- Washington Counties and their Towns (lists some settlers)
- Historic Churches of Washington
- Historic Schools of Washington
- Printing and Newspapers of Washington
- Indian Reservations of Washington
- History of Transportation in Washington
- History of Railroads in Washington
- Washington Obituaries by County
- Lookups History of Central Washington (Please read the instructions listed on the page.)
- Lot, Chief of the Spokane Indians
- Homili, Chief of the Walla Walla
- Washington State Biographical Brevities
- Pierce County Obituaries
Neighboring States
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Nespelem, Washington
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is easily seen on the south side of Hwy 155 about a mile past Nespelem heading northwest toward Omak WA. It is filled with so many beautiful monument type headstones. There are two sections, with a driveway between, all on a slightly sloping hill. The section…
Riverside Cemetery, Riverside, Washington
1883 Pensioners – Pierce County, Washington
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 – Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Which Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, and the Date of Original Allowance, United States Pension Bureau Senate – Executive Document 84, Parts 1-5. This list is taken from the official Pension Roll…
Biography of Albert Burdick of Addy, Washington
Albert Burdick is numbered among the enterprising and capable farmers of the Colville valley, who have come hither from the eastern states to make homes in this favored region. He resides about four miles northeast of Addy upon land which he secured through the homestead right; and in addition to…
Walla Walla Washington Biographical Brevities
Kittitas County, Washington Deaths M-Z
Kittitas County Deaths (A-L) MALETESTE, McKENNA, 3 1/2 year old male child, died 29 May 1905 in Roslyn of diptheria. Born in Roslyn. Son of J. Maleteste and ______ _____ both born in Italy. Residence Roslyn.#9 MATANA, NIC, aged 24, male, single, died 27 Feb. 1902 in Roslyn from a…
Kittitas County, Washington Death A-L
ADAMS, ______, 6 wk old son of Peter and Louisa (Klavon) Adams died 5 Mar. 1902 of convulsions at Roslyn. His father was born in LA, his mother in IL. They resided in Roslyn. #109 ADAMS, JOHN H., aged 71, died 3 Jan. 1896 of gangreen at Roslyn,Wa. A miner…
Howard L. Shonkwiler home in Deer Park
Howard L. Shonkwiler home in Deer Park Photo donated by Barbara Curtis.
Boyce Family
Benjamin Boyce Benjamin Boyce, b. 18 September 1854 in Mansfield, Ohio, lived the last years of his life in Spokane Co., Washington. He died 10 April 1932, at the height of the Depression, in the Spokane County Hospital in Spangle, Washington and was buried in an unmarked, pauper’s grave in…
Spokane Business Photos by Ken Schade
These are various photo’s provided by Ken Schade. Enjoy! Our Lady of Lourdes, About 1910Front right, Ethel Dudley Washington Cracker Factory, about 1893Hazel Rohner and her brothers John & Joe Rohner are somewhere in the photo. Conrad Westerman at Keller~Lorenz Vinegar Works Another of Conrad Westerman at Keller~Lorenz Vinegar Works